Aristotle And The Invention Of Science (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Aristotle is, of course, the great and grand philosopher of ancient Greece.  Up in the pantheon – Socrates, Plato, Aristotle.  His name makes us think of logic, metaphysics, even politics.  But when Aristotle was in him mid-30s, he exiled himself from ancient Athens and retreated, says my guest today, to sit by an Aegean lagoon and write about nature.  About creatures great and small. Anatomy, reproduction, taxonomy.  Biology.  “There are gods here, too,” he said.  And with that, he may have invented science.  This hour On Point:  Aristotle, a Grecian lagoon, and the origins of science. / Tom Ashbrook

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/09/29/aristotle-science-philosophy-greece